Mount Vernon, WA – The Cantabile Choir conducted by David Cross kicks off its inaugural season with a performance on December 1st, 2006 at First Christian Reformed Church.
Let it be known the Skagit Valley has a new crown jewel for vocal music. Cantabile and David Cross have joined forces to appease the most demanding chamber music fans.
The singers were excellent, especially for their first concert. Hmmmm….. that statement doesn’t do it justice. I was able to get lost in the beauty of their sound; my eyes transfixed to a higher beauty. THEN I discovered this was their first concert. WOW.
The vocals were blended well by David Cross, especially between the altos and sopranos. I would take a guess the group has spent a fair amount of tiime on pronunciation, because with only a couple exceptions the pronunciation was even and balanced throughout the entire group.
David Cross has a powerful presence which captivates me. He has a very sturdy classical air, yet I always think at any moment he is going to do something wild and crazy, ala Monty Python or PDQ Bach. Maybe that’s more of a reflection of my sense of humor. If David Cross picks some PDQ Bach music for a concert, then I will consider that I have won the bet. His imagination and insight into music selection alone gives hint of future creativity we can expect to see from Cantabile under his capable hand.
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The choice of music was excellent and kept our interest during the performance. David Cross explained that the flow of music was to herald in the beginning of advent in a more traditional way, then gently lead into Christmas songs and lighter faire.
One piece in particular that was spellbinding was Cantabile’s treatment of “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre. ( Real Audio link for Lux Aurumque. I have never heard chord patterns delivered in quite that fashion before, it was like an entire new musical language was being presented. It’s overtones were so mysterious; the changes so mystic. This may have been a performance that will never be repeated in strength of beauty and tone. At first the overtones that crept in were so thick, I half wondered if it was intentional. In finding out more about the piece, it was indeed the intentional craftsmanship of David Cross, a master of detail. You can listen to the Real Audio link of the piece, but I tell you that life is unfulfilled until you have heard it performed well live. More Info about Eric Whitacre.
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I am partial to chamber music. For chamber music fans it would appear that Cantabile will be the premiere vocal group in Skagit Valley. I applaude David’s foresight to start a group like this. Cantabile is one of those groups that makes life all the more richer for all of us.
WORKS PERFORMED
Gloria in D, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Mark Hayes
What Sweeter Music
Robert Herrick and Michael Fink
The Blessed Son of God from “This Day”
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Some Children See Him
Wilhla Hutson and Alfred Burt
Arr. by Jay Rouse
Coventry Carol
Arr. Darmon Meader
All On a Starry Night
Paul Williams and Joseph Graham
Ziua Ninge
Vasile Alecsandri and George Dime
Lux Aurumque
Edward Esch and Whitacre/Edward Esch
Sleigh Bells
Arr. Earlene Rentz
Merry Christmas Mozart
Arr. Jay Althouse
Bidi Bom
David Eddleman
Go Where I Send Thee
Arr. Paul Caldwell/Sean Ivory
Peter Pan – Presented by the Theater Arts Guild (TAG) at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA), November 17-26, 2006.
Flying effects by ZFX, Inc.
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CAST – In order of appearance
NANA – Hydee Garman
Michael Darling – Alyssa Nelson
Mrs. Darling – Nicola Pearson
John Darling – Alex Ragusa
Wendy Darling – Taylor Frizzell
Mr. Darling – Brian Young
Peter Pan – Sarah Tsinger
Tinker Bell – Carly Stewart
Liza – Andrea Talley
Faires – Molly Frahm, Connor Nelson, Corin Pierce, Kaytin Rooney, Sophie Stewart
Wolves/Audience/Cabin Boys – Eva Givens, Hayden Idom, Gus Kidane, Trevin Rudy
Lost Boys – Emma Eliason, Cameron Frahm, James Matson, Jason Miller, Annie Murray, Alice Pollock, Greg Pollock, Reid Wells
Captain Hook – Brian Hurst
Smee – James Lindsey
Gentlemen Starkey – Brian Young
Cecco – Thomas Young
Billie Jukes – Brydie Landreth
Noodler – Jeff Huschka
Mullins – Matthias Struck
Cookson – Pete Grace
Pirates – Kevin Cobley, Susan Cook, Nathan Hamer, Kraut, Roger Ragusa
Pirate Wenches – Kathy Dean, Ann Klitzke-Nelson, Susan Watson
Tiger Lily – Felisha Palomera
Panther – Stefan Vanden Kooy
Warriors – Mikalah Barem, Shelby Burkhart, Rose Drummond, Rachel Huschka, Madison Idom, Maria Matson, Francesca Ragusa, Lourdes Young
Mermaids – Alisha Anderson, Ann-Kristin Becker, Sarah Damstra, Demi Fair, Chloe Roberts, Rachael Young
Crocodile – Dave Needy
Older Wendy – Alisha Anderson
TECHNICAL CREW
Producers – Ellen Palmer, Bruce Vilders
Director – Dianne Goddard
Assistant to Director – Kathy Dean
Stage Manager – Brian Paxton
Assistant Stage Manager – Emma Lynn
Set Coordinator – Steve Craig
Technical Director – Don Willcuts
Carpenters – Philip Brown, Steve Craig, Howie, Don Willcuts
Costume Designer – Cathy Pfahl
Light Designer – Seajay Winters
Sound Designer – Jerry Fortier
Sound Effects Designer – Conrad Askland
Prop Designers – Shari Lindberry, Carole Lindberry, Fred Hastings
Make-up Designer – Seajay Winters
Tinkerbell Engineer – Martha McDade
Sound Engineer – Adam Lynn
Light Board Operator – Steve Fisher
Spot Operator – Wes Furlong
Paint Crew – Howie, Carrie James, Dave James, Sharon Litton, Suzanne McLamb, Norman Rogue, Ellen Palmer, Dorothy Peth, Jen Spence, Bruce Vilders, Seajay Winters
Fly Rail Crew – Spencer Desmarais, Howie, Dave Mumford, Nate Young
Running Crew – Spencer Desmarais, Alisha Huschka, Suzanne McLamb, Jim Nelson, Kelly Pollino, Emily Watilo, Wes Furlong, Jordan Lange
Aerial Crew – Spencer Desmarais, Jim Nelson, Roger Ragusa, Matt Struck, Dave Mumford, Nate Young
Costume Crew – Jann Barem, Jill Eliason, Lu Parker, Leslie Crawford, Anne Clarke, Cast and their families
Volunteer Coordinator – Ann Klitzke-Nelson
Fight Choreographer – Bruce Vilders
Aerial Choreographer – JoAnne Craig
Warrior Choreographer – Lourdes Young
Poster Design – Scott McDade
Bio/Underwriting Boards – Jann Barem and Mikalah Barem
Flying effects provided by ZFX, Inc.
Thank you to Russ Morgan from ZFX
2006 Theater Arts Guild
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cathy Pfahl – President
Scott McDade – Vice President
Ellen Palmer – Secretary
John Cheney – Treasure
Harold Paige
Conrad Askland
Molly McNulty
Ann Klitzke-Nelson
Susan Watson
Brian Paxton
Carl K. Turner
Jane E. Skinner
Roger Ragusa
Jann Barem
Bruce Vilders
Eileen Butler
Pat Shreve
Karen Marshall
Dianne Goddard
Clarence Holden
Peter Pan opens at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) on November 17, 2006 for a two week run. More info at the Theater Arts Guild website. Peter Pan will fly and battle Captain Hook!
Tickets: 360-416-7727 www.mcintyrehall.org
Friday Nov 17 7:30 pm
Saturday – $10 bargain show* Nov 18 2:00 pm
Saturday Nov 18 7:30 pm
Sunday Nov 19 2:00 pm
Wednesday – $10 bargain show* Nov 22 7:30 pm
Friday Nov 24 2:00 pm
Friday Nov 24 7:30 pm
Saturday Nov 25 2:00 pm
Saturday Nov 25 7:30 pm
Sunday Nov 26 2:00 pm
*Important Bargain Show Limitations: Festival Seating. No Advance Sale. Tickets are sold at the box office ONLY, 2 hours prior to show time.
Audition Times, Free Audition Workshop and HSM Audition Tips.
Theater Arts Guild (T.A.G.) is having open auditions for Disney’s High School Musical on December 6 and 7 2006. For direct info and to schedule an audition time visit the Theater Arts Guild Website.
Auditions Tuesday, December 6th at 4, 5, 6:30, or 7:30 pm Wednesday, December 7th at 4, 5, 6:30, or 7:30 pm at the TAG rehearsal hall at 121 South 12th Street, a half block south of Division Street in Mount Vernon.
Directed by Scott McDade. Choroeography by Donna Carroll. Music Direction by Conrad Askland
AUDITION WORKSHOP
A free audition workshop will be held November 29th, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. at the TAG rehearsal hall at 121 South 12th Street, a half block south of Division Street in Mount Vernon.
Although the workshop is open to anyone who wants to sharpen their audition skills, it’s designed especially for people who have never auditioned before. Bring your audition song (with a tape, CD, or sheet music) and your dramatic reading – and get ready to have fun exploring how far you can take your performance!
Space is limited. Visit the TAG Website to register.
NOTES AND TIPS FROM CONRAD
This is a hip hop / pop musical. Check out the video, it’s been a hit on Disney. The plot is fun with lots and lots of roles for many people, not just a couple of leads. We will have a tight hip hop crew for our live band and it will probably drive a lot harder than the movie version. This unique musical has room for basketball players, urban style dancers and DJ’s in the pit.
KNOW WHAT PART YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR – If you are auditioning for Sharpay or Evan, you might want to try traditional musical theatre pieces – upbeat pieces ala “Copacabana”. For Sharpay or Evan, strong dance skills are essential – and we’d like to see you dance and sing at the same time. If you are auditioning for Troy or Gabriella, do a modern hip hop/pop piece. Especially for Troy’s role we’ll want to hear some soul and hip hop inflections. Don’t know what role you’re going for? Then do a SHORT bit of each type of music.
We may be looking for some specific elements including:
1) Male and Female lead that can sing pop/hip hop with effortless ease, appearing as “natural” untrained talent.
2) Male and Female lead that are hyper-trained in voice and dance. They are slick with over the top synchronized talent.
3) BASKETBALL PLAYERS – Males that are wizards with a basketball and can shoot hoops well.
4) Shy, smart, sensitive actor that can play easy piano. (At the level of “Let It Be” by the Beatles). Singing not imperative for this role.
5) PIT BAND – Contact Conrad Askland here on this website (click “Home”, then click “Contact” link on right). We are going to rock the house. I need a DJ that can scratch records live and a tight hip hop crew to work with audio samples. I also need some percussionists (already have bass/drumkit) and two versatile, grooving guitar players that can read charts.
6) HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS – Want to get your school involved? We can use a small marching band and also a drum line.
7) LOTS of roles for male hip hop dancers/basketball athletes that can sing. Also lots of female supporting roles with some singing. IF YOU SING STRONG HIP HOP, I strongly encourage you to audition.
MAIN CHARACTERS
Troy Bolton
Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) is one of the protagonists in the movie, the basketball team captain. He has a great voice that he first discovered in the beginning of the movie when he was singing karaoke with Gabriella Montez at a New Years Eve party. Troy has to face his friends with his new passion for singing and face his father, who is also his basketball coach. He comes to realize that he has strong feelings for Gabriella and also manages to both play in the basketball team and sing in the callbacks for the school musical with Gabriella. He is friends with Chad Danforth and the team.
Gabriella Montez
Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) is the shy and brainy new student at East High. She originally meets Troy Bolton at a Ski Lodge on New Years Eve. It is there she realizes her love for singing, previously only being “The Freaky Math Girl”. She had previously been in church choir, but when singing solo, she, quote “looked at all the people staring at me and next thing I knew I was looking at the ceiling. End of solo career.” Sharpay and Ryan find out that she has won numerous Scholastic Competitions and try to get her to join the Scholastic Decathlon by showing an article to Taylor, the leader of the scholastic decatholon team, because they are afraid that she wants to try out for the musical. She and Troy, against all odds, audition for the Winter musical and win the roles that they auditioned for. She comes to realize that she has strong feelings for Troy and also manages to both do the scholastic decathalon and sing in the callbacks for the school musical with Troy.
Sharpay Evans
Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) is the antagonist of the story who is shown as an arrogant, domineering, and overall brattish person. She had always had the lead role in musicals since kindergarten, and is very mean to Kelsi, the composer, saying that Kelsi’s compositions are nothing without her and her brother. Sharpay is the more cunning of the Evans twins, and doesn’t treat her brother Ryan very well. Sharpay changes the callbacks date to prevent Troy and Gabriella from getting the roles, but it doesn’t work out. However, at the end of the show, she has a change of heart and wishes Gabriella luck. Also, she initially rejects Zeke, but after tasting his cookies, she falls for him and is seen hugging him in the end.
Ryan Evans
Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) is Sharpay’s brother and acting partner. They’ve starred in 17 school musicals together. Ryan isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, as shown by his inability to read a sign the Basketball team made out of letters on their shirts which read “Go Drama Club!”. He doesn’t have any friends besides Sharpay so he usually follows her around. Ryan is the nicer of the two twins. He sings both ‘What I’ve Been Looking For’ and ‘Bop to the Top’ with Sharpay and also has a small solo in ‘We’re All in This Together.’
Taylor McKessie
Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) is the leader of the school scholarly/science club, which competes in the scholastic decathalon. She befriends Gabriella when she came to the school and, by means both foul and fair, convinces her to join the scholastic club. While she at first tried to stop Gabriella from singing, she eventually ended up supporting her.
Chad Danforth
Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu) is a member of the Wildcats team. He seems to be extremely devoted to basketball. From the start he’s a little selfish and unsupportive of Troy’s auditioning for the musical. He thinks that the musical isn’t for basketball players. However, he realizes later that singing is something that Troy truly enjoys and so Chad gives his support to his best friend’s audition endeavor. He also falls for Gabriella’s best friend Taylor McKessie.
Minor characters
Ms. Darbus
Ms. Darbus (Alyson Reed) is the harsh drama teacher at East High. Her nemesis is Coach Bolton (Troy’s father), and she will only ease up on talented singers. She likes to pronounce ‘musical’ with a flourish, using a French accent.
Coach Jack Bolton
Coach Jack Bolton (Bart Johnson) is the Wildcats’ coach and Troy’s dad. He is a former champion Wildcat player, and, like everyone else, expects the same thing of his son. His nemesis is Ms. Darbus, who puts two of his players in detention on a basketball practice day.
Kelsi Nielsen
Kelsi “Playmaker” Nielsen (Olesya Rulin) who receives her nickname from Troy, and also “Small Person” from Chad, is the composer of the Twinkle Town musical, which includes the songs “What I’ve Been Looking For” and “Breaking Free”. Kelsi is not the most confident person as noted by her reaction to Sharpay’s comment that Kelsi’s knowledge about musicals is not very large, however she gains confidence throughout the film and at the end of the movie, ends up standing up for herself.
Jason (Ryne Sanborn) is also a player in the Wildcats team and eventual love interest for Kelsi Neilsen. It is shown in the finale that Jason takes off Kelsi’s hat, revealing her wavy brown hair and helps her shoot the game ball.
Martha Cox
Martha (Kaycee Stroh) has a solo in “Stick To The Status Quo” confessing that she thinks Hip-hop is cooler than homework. She is the only girl other than Sharpay who appears in the finale. She also appears in a few scenes with the scholastic decathlon team.
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Here are notes for sound system operation at McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, Washington. Information correct as of October 2006. Located on the Skagit Valley College campus. McIntyre Hall, 2501 East College Way Mount Vernon, WA 98273
McIntyre Hall has a master digital controller preinstalled in front of the main speakers. This may compress / limit end signal from mixing console. Amp room is always powered, engage the amp room with the keyed lock on the mixing room main tower.
AVP Diagram (Audio Video Points)
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ML-3000 Mixing Console Track Sheet
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McIntyre Hall from Stage Viewing Audience
AUDIO INVENTORY
Mixing Console
Allen Heath ML3000-32
Microphones
Rode NT3 – 4
Audix OM2 – 8
AKG C5900 condenser – 4
Audio-Technica AT4041 condenser – 2
Shure KSM27 condenser – 2
Crown PCC-160 boundary – 4
Shure ULX Beta 87A/WL51 lavaliere 6
(10 Wireless Mics total as of 10/06)
Microphone Stands
AKG KM 260/1 floor stand – 6
AKG KM 211/1 boom – 2
AKG KM 211/2 boom – 2
AKG KM 210/6 tripod stand – 6
AKG KM 259 low profile tripod – 6
AKG KM 201 heavy duty – 4
AKG LGN 19 16″ gooseneck – 4
Speakers (stage monitors)
Renkus-Heinz TRX121/12M
Playback Transports
BurnIT CDR830 recorder 1 – 1
Denon DN D4000 dual CD/MP-3 – 1
STAGE DIMENSIONS Proscenium Opening
Width 49′-11″
Height 27′-0″
Stage Depth
Downstage apron edge to plaster line 4′-0″
Plaster line to upstage wall 36′-0″
Stage Width
Stage right lock rail to stage left wall 78′-0″
Orchestra Pit Filler
Front edge at center line to apron edge 12′-6″
Front edge at 1/4 mark to apron edge 10′-0″
(Front edge curves on a 34′-0″ radius
Stage Floor
Masonite over (2) 3/4 plywood (1-1/2″ total) on resilient stringers and pads
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SPEAKER PLACEMENTS
Catwalks
FX 1-2 and FX 3-4 across both catwalks
Patchbay
Patchbay at mixing area is Belden Type (Type “B”) – only use balanced cables. Belden jacks look like stereo ends but the tip is smaller.
Monitor Locations (From stage to audience perspective)
Speakers are 8 ohm (Do no run more than 3 per amp)
Pit Stage Right – Channel 1-6 – Monitors 1-2
Pit Center – Channel 7-10 – Monitors 3-4
Pit Stage Left – Channel 11-16 – Monitors 5-6
Stage Right – Channel 17-24 – Monitors 7-8
Stage Left – Channel 25-32 – Monitors 9-10
Back Stage Right – Channel 33-36 – Monitors 11-12
Back Stage Left – Channel 37-40 – Monitors 13-14
Balcony Right – Monitors 15-16
Balcony Left – Monitors 17-18
PROCEDURES
Baffles
Curtains in catwalk can be drawn across sides to decrease reflection. Suggest drawing curtains for amplified shows.
Set Up
House stereo mic should feed to green room and dressing rooms
House stereo mic should feed LISTEN wireless units for hearing impaired
9v batteries on wireless mics need to be changed every night
Paging System
Test paging system levels during tech week for backstage volumes
Line 3 is the CD recorder
Amp for Paging System is on bottom of rack, not in amp room.
Power Up
Power up backstage rack – double check rack is in Manual Mode (Auto-mode is for 1-8 mics and bypasses mixer, usually only used for single mic performance)
Power up sound booth rack, mixer, wireless mics
LAST – Power up amps (keyed)
Pre-Show
30 minutes before show, run DVD 30 minute countdown
Turn Lobby TV on
When countdown has ended, switch to live video feed
Feed stereo room mic to lobby
Intermissions
Play DVD countdown, start at 20 minutes (20 minute intermission)
3 minutes before Act II, bring stereo house mic to lobby
When countdown has ended, switch to live video feed
MIXER CHANNELS
Two Stereo Channels (1-2 and 3-4)
7-8 For Recording
31-32 Catwalk Mics
Main Lobby – Plasma TV for Showtime Countdown and Live Video Feed
Thank you to Jerry Fortier and Stephen Craig for showing us the system! And thanks to TAG and Bruce Vilders for setting up the classes.
Buzz is already on the streets for TAG’s (Theater Arts Guild of Skagit Valley) upcoming run of The Rocky Horror Show for November 2007. Yes, I will be music director. Yes, it will totally rock. Yes, the show is entirely politically incorrect. There are shows that are fun, but when you mention this show people’s eyes light up.
Check back in this section when audition dates are posted and more info as it is available. Auditions will be around Summer 2007 for this run.
When I was conducting AIDA for TAG, the producer asked me if I could direct music for any show, what would it be? My immediate answer was THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW! Then she says to me, “Oh, someone already told you we were planning to do it?”. No, they hadn’t. And then the table started buzzing with conversation about it, the big question is: Who will play Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter? It’s a daring production, and it brings up a lot of discussion about censorship, political correctness and our attitudes about certain taboos. RHPS stirs up conversations and debates; and that’s always a good thing in my opinion.
So here’s a lot of starting info for those interested in auditioning or performing in The Rocky Horror Show. On this page you’ll find the original Rocky Horror Picture Show movie trailer, movie video clips, forum avatar graphics, samples of RHPS from different performing theatre groups, and internet banners for promoting RHPS.
We went as a group and saw the New Everett Theatre Production in October 2007 at the Historic Everett Theatre. Cast list from that run is at the bottom of this post. RHPS CHARACTER FORUM AVATAR GRAPHICS
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Well, if you’ve never heard of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or seen it on a shelf at a video store, or seen it listed on cable TV around Halloween, then you most likely have been living in a cave for the last thirty years. No, seriously.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the single biggest cult movie of all time. A total flop when it premiered in 1975, the movie was instantly shelved. Then on April Fool’s Day, 1976, some smart-ass at the Waverly Theatre in New York decided it would make a great midnight movie. One fascinated fan turned into a few dozen, and then a few hundred. From there, it snowballed. There is a really groovy, step-by-step history of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as it grew into the cult phenomenon it’s now famous for, available on the . I couldn’t possibly compile a better history than that one. Really. You should check it out.
The film stars: Tim Curry, Richard O’Brien. Patricia Quinn, Laura ‘Little Nell’ Campble, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Meatloaf, Peter Hinwood.
Today, when you go to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show, you should be prepared not just for a movie, but for an interactive entertainment experience. As the movie plays on the screen, a full cast (that’s us) acts out the movie with costumes and props on the stage below. The whole while, the audience participates by yelling “call-back lines,” singing, dressing up as their favorite characters, and using props of their own.
I suppose you may still be wondering what this movie is all about anyway. After all, it’s got to be pretty great to last thirty years in constant showings around the globe, right? Well, we think so, but let me explain . . .
You with me so far? Good. Now here’s where it starts getting weird . . .
Brad and Janet stumble onto this foreboding castle in the middle of the woods. Not the slightest bit put off, good ol’ Brad rings the doorbell. A Nosferatu-like figure of a butler answers the door and ushers them inside where they are greeted by an over-eager domestic and a whole slew of creepy characters. So everybody dances the Time Warp as Brad and Janet are brought in, and they start to get the idea that this might not be such a wholesome place to be. But, just as they’re about to sneak out, in comes the Sweet Transvestite, “Frank ‘n’ Furter.”
I won’t give all of it away for you, but I will tell you that what ensues is music, sex, half-dead bikers, cannibalism, a lot of underwear, water sports, aliens and a spiffy floorshow. Aren’t you intrigued?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is not the kind of movie to rent and watch at home – you’ll never get the full scope of what it has become. Rocky Horror is meant to be seen in a theatre, with the energy and life that an audience and cast can bring to it. So what are you doing this Saturday night? Come out to the theatre and check it out for yourself!
RHPS WEB GRAPHICS
RHPS POSTER SAMPLES
RHPS PICTURES FROM THE MOVIE
Sample Past Performance
New Everett Theatre
Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Directed by Chryste Call
Historice Everett Theatre
Sept. 29-Oct. 14, 2006
CAST
Trixie the Usherette/Magenta – Lisa Thiroux
Janet Weiss – Colleen Gillon
Brad Majors – Scot Garrett
Narrator – Jay Irwin
Riff Raff – Michael G. McFadden
Columbia – Amanda Ratchford
Frank ‘N’ Furter – Larry Shaw
Rocky – Jessie Tanner
Dr. Scott/Eddie – Alan Wilkie
Phantom – William H. Bowen
Phantom – Britt Carpenter
Phantom – Manuel M. Barbosa
Phantom – Hailey Hays
THE BAND
Guitar – Joshua Zimmerman
Drums – Lonnie Anderson
Bass – Gary Stueckle
Keyboard – Leigh Olson
1) Drums/Bass – you have the ok from the directors to wear red if you want to get the THING costumes.
2) Musicians please stay away from red accents as those are cat colors.
Here is the official list of color accents you can use along with black and white – these are “gem” colors:
One of our directors modeling her Seuss style outfit….mmmm…..or is it Minnie Mouse?
3) The black and white scarf you see in Carrie’s photo is available at Wal-Mart for $3. Any and all musicians can use this as an accent.
4) All musicians should wear dark shoes. The Balcony WILL see all of you! No white shoes, legs must be covered. Dark pants or skirts, striped socks, tights are very cool. Also avoid wearing “shine” – we don’t want to blind the audience.
For example: Conductor will be wearing a tux with the tails pointing outward and up, a big Seuss style bow tie and on different nights an Einstein wig, a Shako (marching band hat) and/or this hat here:
IDEAS:
Men – Suspenders, Fidora Hats, Ties and Bow Ties (oversized are fun), big buttons, skinny scarfs, big flowers pinned to shirts, stripe socks. Fun colored wigs are ok!
Women – Tights (stripe or bright solid), leg warmers, earrings welcome, solid beads (not too shiny), scarves, stripey skinny scarfs, women’s flat hats (20’s to 30’s style), goofy fake flower corsages.
Women (and men) feel free to have fun with your hair. Wacky wired braids, big buns, pig tails, spikey hair, etc. If you’re not sure how to do this, Carrie James (director) will help you! Dark shoes or boots, belts welcome, hair scrunchies, big hair bows welcome. Fun colored wigs are OK!
Here are some drawings Carrie James came up with for us. Please note: COLORED WIGS ARE OK! This was decided at our last orchestra rehearsal and ok’d by directors.
